The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has condemned the attempt by some protesters to attack the residence of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, in Gusau. In a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau by the state’s Public Relations Secretary, Yusuf Idris, the party regretted that hoodlums were positioned to destroy properties belonging to its members …
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APC, Edo govt clash over ownership of rice looted by protesters #EndBadGovernance
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Edo State government on Thursday traded barbs over the ownership of rice trucks looted from a warehouse in Benin by #EndBadGovernance protesters. Some residents of the state were seen in a viral video looting rice at a warehouse in Urora, Uhunmwonde local government area of the state during the protest. In the video, …
Read More »Three Kebbi MPs leave PDP and switch to APC
Three members of the Kebbi State House of Assembly on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The defectors were Umar Na’amore (Argungu), Hashimu Usman, (Yauri), and Yusuf Abubakar –Tilli (Bunza). The Speaker of the Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Usman-Zuru, read out three different letters written to the Assembly by …
Read More »ADC MP Abejide threatens to leave party over Tinubu criticism
Leke Abejide, the member of parliament representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency in Kogi State, has warned that he may leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if conditions within the party become untenable. Abejide made the remarks on Monday at the National Assembly Complex in response to recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu by …
Read More »Edo: Shaibu postpones gubernatorial ambitions, supports APC candidate
Re-elected Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has shelved his governorship ambitions to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, in the state’s September 21 general election. Shaibu stated this at the Afemai World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, United States on Sunday. He accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of thwarting his bid to run for governor. He expressed …
Read More »PDP accuses Edo police of bias, supports APC ahead of gubernatorial election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has accused the state police command of operating as part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the September 21 governorship election. In a press conference in Benin on Sunday, Tony Aziegbemi, the state chairman of the PDP party, expressed concern that the police action could undermine the fairness of the …
Read More »APC Enugu suspends chairman and 3 others for anti-party activities
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has suspended its chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah, and three other executive committee members over alleged anti-party activities. The state APC Publicity Secretary, Chief Micheal Ezeanyanwu, disclosed this at a press briefing on Saturday in Enugu. He said executive committee members had passed a motion of no confidence in their colleagues following their …
Read More »Deputy Governor Edo Shaibu opens up about the real reason for his fallout with Obaseki
Returning Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has revealed that he would abandon his gubernatorial ambitions if his principal, Godwin Obaseki, approached him fairly. On the contrary, Obaseki’s alleged threats and dictatorial behaviour strengthened Shaibu’s determination to pursue his ambitions. Shaibu, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke candidly during a courtesy visit …
Read More »Tinubu officially accepts Anyim into APC
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally received former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim at the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC alongside the party’s governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Obinna Ogba, on July 13. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma and his Ebonyi State …
Read More »APC urges Nigerians to shun planned #EndBadGovernance protests
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to Nigerians to shun planned protests against the Federal Government. A group of Nigerians have planned a nationwide protest titled: “End Bad Governance” from August 1 to 10 to air their grievances over alleged corruption, insecurity and other problems in the country. APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen …
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